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1929 edition of Na drugą planetę

... that Na drugą planetę (cover pictured), published in 1895 as one of the earliest Polish science-fiction novels, was later criticized by communist-era censors for its perceived "adoration for America"?
... that Abba Cohen, who advocates for the Orthodox Jewish community, has worked with seven presidential administrations and nineteen Congresses?
... that in 1343 the French and English armies marched to within 18 miles (29 km) of each other, then agreed a three-and-a-half year truce?
... that a former Uber driver is the nominee to be the deputy secretary of a U.S. government department?
... that actress Margaret Qualley said she cried when she first heard the song "Margaret"?
... that Hong Wang's latest paper claims to have resolved the Kakeya conjecture, described as "one of the most sought-after open problems in geometric measure theory", in three dimensions?
... that an Iowa TV station was paid for by surplus Manhattan Project funds?
... that Markus Graf's "swissmadehockey" formed the approach to training the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team?
... that a bald eagle went viral for incubating a rock?